Nutramax Laboratories Dasuquin Joint Health Supplement for Cats - With Glucosamine, Chondroitin, ASU, Boswellia Serrata Extract, and Green Tea Extract, 84 Capsules

Good for my elderly cat with renal failure

My 13 year old male cat started having symptoms of Arthritis and was beginning to limp on one of his hind legs. He also has suffered from mild Vestibular Disease for several years and does a lot of stumbling with his hind legs...especially when he goes in circles when he begs for food. It has been sad to see this normally very active cat...even at his age...having so much difficulty walking. I no longer get him his yearly shots because of the Vestibular problems so I wanted something natural to give him for the Arthritis and my Veterinarian suggested Dasuquin, which I tried and with in a week I noticed a big difference in his walking. No more limping and the stumbling that has bothered him for about 3 years now has been dramatically reduced. He is now, after almost the entire bottle becoming a lot more active like he use to be and even plays running games with our newest kitten who is now 8 months old.Today I just purchased my second bottle of Dasuquin and I even ordered another bottle for our 11 year old German Shepherd who is having Arthritis problems too. If it works as good for the dog as it did for the cat I will be buying this for the rest of the lives of my pets!! It has really eased the pain in my cat and he and I could not be happier!UP DATE: 1/5/2012....My now 14 year old cat is still doing extremely well on these supplements and I will continue to give them to him...they also have been very helpful with his urinary problems ...the avocado supplement in the capsules also coat the bladder and he has been problem free for as long as he has been on these supplements. The 12 year old German Shepherd has not done as well in the long run on these...he has other more serious problems than just joint problems so he is on other "prescription " medications.Since my cat is doing so well I am going to keep him on them for as long as he lives. He is more active...for a while he was not so very active and these supplements brought him back to his old self!! However...if you are considering giving these supplements to your cat...I would definitely ask your Vet do not give them to your pets just on the recommendations that you read here or any where for that matter. Then I would buy them here on Amazon...they have the best deals...you don't have to rely on rebates from your Vet that you may or may not get and if your Vet tells you that you "have" to get them from his or her office...that is so wrong...Vets offices charge so very much for any and all the products they sell and they mark the prices up so very high just so they can make more money and most Vets will tell their employees and all other Vets that work in their offices to "recommend" as much as you can to the pet owners because they know people care so much for their pets that they will buy almost any thing at any price...they are there to make money on what they sell!!! My Vet use to work for one of these "types" of Vets and she is not like that...she goes out of her way to find me a bargain and she has personally gone on-line to check the prices on Amazon for me and told me other places to purchase some of the things "she sells in her office" because she knows times are hard now. This supplement is no different than what you get in the Vets office...I have saved the empty bottle that I got the first time from the Vets office and it is identical to the one's I get here on Amazon...no difference...no out of date bottles...all have been sealed 2 times..on the out side and under the lid...none have made my cat sick...all have helped him!! These are not any sort of prescription/controlled substance at all...all these ingredients are in the human counter part/supplements that can be bought in a drug store or in places like Sam's Club...sort of like buying either from your Vets office or Amazon...no difference...just cheaper!!UPDATE: 12/7/2012....4 months ago I took my elderly cat for his check up and urine test, since he has been on a special diet for urinary problems his whole life he has never ever had a clear urine test...always there has been a small amount of blood/ infection and or crystals...this was the first time his urine has been completely clear and this has ONLY been since using the Dasuiquin!! Now I am even more positive I will continue to give this supplement to him. I even feed him regular food from time to time with no problems what so ever!

It was cheaper than the Vet.

So here's why I gave it 4 stars... they come in capsules and I have to open them and spread it into her food. There is no way a cat would eat these large capsules. I mix it into her wet food and she actually eats it!! My cat is very picky and this was a huge plus on taste. I'm not sure yet on effectiveness, but she seems to jump up on items a little easier. She's 15 so things are starting to get a bit difficult, but she doesn't show any signs of slowing down.

Quick delivery My cat really benefits from this product!

My one cat's hips started to make clicking noises when she walked. I put her and her sister on these and within a few days, the clicking stopped. They're now quite elderly with almost no mobility issues.I take one capsule per cat and pour the powder into their nightly wet food. The capsules separate easily. At first, the cats weren't super thrilled about the powder in their foods but after a few days, they would eat it without any hesitation.From what I can tell, these meds are high quality. The cats seem very happy with the taste and I'm happy with the results

I don't know the past of my cat but know he had a rough life. When I first caught him he blew out all his fur over a month and regrew it. I found huge clumps of fur on the floor like there had been a huge catfight but he lived alone. I think he was malnourished. He was a few years old when I found him and always walked what I'll describe as boxy. He never had natural smooth movement as he walked. He took short hard steps and it didn't look normal. I assumed he felt stiff and maybe sore.I don't open the capsules. These are a larger type of capsule but I know how to pill a cat. I have a cup of water and a 3 ml pipette and wash the capsule down with water. He has no problem swallowing them. I don't know if he'd take them mixed with food. I've never tried. They mustn't bother him because I call him to give him his pill and he always comes. He's such a good boy.I had used this for another cat I had years back and had decent results. He's been on it for a few weeks now and seems to be walking more normally. He would never climb up high. Recently I've been finding him on the top level of a cat tree. He never did that before. I was shocked to see him up high. I think it's been helping with his pain. I'll keep him on this from now on.

I use this for my cats to help their joints. I've noticed a big difference in my 12 year old car in how well he gets around.